Metal Gear Solid Ultimate HD Collection Zavvi World Exclusive only 4000 worldwide

[joynulk]

yeh, by variant they could have meant some will get one type and others will get another type. Easy for them to deal with complaints that way

still waiting for confirmation though

[goonergaz]

BTW, they have double confirmed on facebook that it's a stickerbook for PS3 - adds weight to the 4K theory

[Enixis]

I think when they say 'variant', they're referring to the fact that the steelbook casing will contain different artwork when compared to the standard edition of the game (ie. variant artwork). It has nothing to do with the steelbook being a stickerbook.

[Gameshark]

I thought they canceled the 4k editions and that all MGS HD would not be numbered.

[goonergaz]

Originally Posted by Gameshark

I thought they canceled the 4k editions and that all MGS HD would not be numbered.

yes, the question is if there are now 4K real steelbooks & the rest stickers

[Crazycraz]

But only the original 4000 and xbox copies have been dispatched. All the other PS3 copies no one has received yet. I think it makes sense that only 4000 are actual steel books since most people receiving them say they seem to have been stored for a while now because they're dusty. If that's true and not even Australia get the steel books this is gonna be a rare collectors item I'm still waiting on confirmation from my forwarding mail in the U.K to tell me they've received it. It's killing me to know if I got the steel book!!! (Mine is from the original 4000 so fingers crossed)

[Ryu Kazama]

Zavvi shipping is still shite, to be quite frank. Slight issues with my copies though admittedly, not the worst condition they could have arrived in. Again, I get stuff from HK and Japan packed better for cheaper. Zavvi better sort this crap out because it's pretty embarrassing for them and all round annoying as a customer.

Edit: Pics. Excuse the camera and lighting. My phone needs strict lighting and settings to have amazing pics (really!) but I'm just lazy and non-pro for it. Desire HD, if you're wondering.



Crappy packaging. MGS4 I took out but basically that's how it was packed.







Mostly flat so barely ANY protection. Amazing stuff Zavvi, truly...

The damage...













Game was out of place and inner card was also damaged. I only opened this copy because of it feeling lumpy....now I know why!

The moment of truth, even though it's teased above...




No inner art





And that's that. Awful packaging by Zavvi. Konami could've done a better job of the over all packaging of the product e.g. A sturdier box ala Square Enix's Dissidia/Crisis Core boxes. Hell, even like MGS Premium (never seen but it looks miles better) would've been better. A slightly smaller box would've been possible but I guess they wanted the extra space to highlight the products, except when the quality of the packaging isn't very high this falls a little flat. It's not awful but not as good as Konami have done previously and in other regions and far from what competitors are doing. Personally for me Square Enix and Pentavision lead so far.

This still begs the question, are all PS3 steelbooks or not? That mystery is still unsolved.

[Enixis]

Congrats Ryu Kazama! How many copies did you buy and were all of them damaged in one form or another?

[Ryu Kazama]

Originally Posted by Enixis

Congrats Ryu Kazama! How many copies did you buy and were all of them damaged in one form or another?

2 copies. Originally 3 but I cancelled one last week over the mess but wasn't able to cancel the last 2. I haven't opened the second copy so I don't know if this also contains a real steelbook. It probably does as it was within the original Ultimate Edition orders.

There's nothing that stand out to me on the box so the only way to know is to buy one and open it at the moment.

[Ryaku]

someone has preorder ultimate edition (not limited edition) ?

any compensation for this ?


RYU KAZAMA , your edition is numbered ?